"This name first appears in the 1920s. Previously, rugs described under the Greek name of the town, Megri or Makri. Old examples are extremely beautiful, close in style to Melas rugs and with superb colour; well-known type of prayer rug with two or three mihrabs. More recent examples of less interest. " - from Oriental Rugs Volume 4 - Turkish by K.Zipper & C.Fritzsche